| Si del polvo venimos y hacia el polvo vamos,
| If from dust we come and to dust we go,
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| ayer de la montaña, mañana del mar.
| yesterday from the mountain, tomorrow from the sea.
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| Hay polvos que al viento se le arremolinan
| There are powders that swirl in the wind
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| y hay otros que al pozo iremos a parar.
| and there are others that we will end up in the well.
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| El tiempo y el dinero van de matrimonio,
| Time and money go from marriage,
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| el prisma del carisma y de la inmediatez
| the prism of charisma and immediacy
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| y un grito de Van Goth desde aquel manicomio
| and a scream of Van Goth from that madhouse
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| puede escucharse aún desde la sensatez…
| can still be heard from sanity...
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| o de la insensatez.
| or of foolishness.
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| Como gaviota de ultratumba
| Like a seagull from beyond the grave
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| no importe donde estuvo
| no matter where he was
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| si a pleno sol o en la penumbra
| whether in full sun or in semi-darkness
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| Suelta las amarras
| Release the moorings
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| con algo de hormiga y de cigarra,
| with some ants and grasshoppers,
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| clava rodilla en pie, una y otra vez
| kneel down, over and over again
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| Piénsate que sí,
| think yes,
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| arde intensamente y no dejes nada
| burn brightly and leave nothing behind
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| entre alma y mente
| between soul and mind
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| Déjate vivir, déjate salir, derrámate
| Let yourself live, let yourself out, spill out
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| pero no es to be or not to be,
| but it is not to be or not to be,
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| pero no es sólo to be or not to be
| but it's not just to be or not to be
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| pero no es to be or not to be:
| but it is not to be or not to be:
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| es te vi o no te vi.
| Is I saw you or I didn't see you.
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| Y así la suerte continúa sobrevolando,
| And so luck continues to fly over,
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| mirándonos a todos desde algún lugar
| watching us all from somewhere
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| y como alpiste le regamos nuestros sueños
| and like birdseed we water our dreams
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| a ver si un día se embulla y baja a picar.
| Let's see if one day he gets excited and goes down to snack.
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| Siempre hay terceros que manejarán tu mundo,
| There are always third parties that will run your world,
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| los dueños del recuerdo, del olvido, del off side.
| the owners of the memory, of oblivion, of the off side.
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| Sujetan el espejo al gran Compay Segundo,
| They hold the mirror to the great Compay Segundo,
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| el que en pocos segundos volvió a ser Compay
| the one who in a few seconds became Compay again
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| y ahora le ves volar
| and now you see him fly
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| como gaviota de ultratumba.
| like a seagull from beyond the grave.
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| No importe donde estuvo
| no matter where you were
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| si a pleno sol o en la penumbra. | whether in full sun or in semi-darkness. |